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'Leners Paten: No. .74,75%r aan): Febmryes, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-LIGHTERS.

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Be'it known that I, LEVI' H. WHITNEY, of Yallejo, county of Selene, inthe State of California, have invented afnw und improved Device or Modeof Constructing a Fire-Lighter; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is e. full'andexact description thereof, referenee'being ,hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The nature ofmy invention consists, first, in the mode of containing theoil and supplying it, to the wicksocket; s econd, the wick-socket, whichcontains 'the wick, is screwed on the tube, .containing theoil,l and thecombination of the tube and'wick-socket forms a device or torch i'origniting wood, charcoal, orother material for kindling tires iri allkinds of stoves, fireplaces, or any place where itis necessary tokindl-e a tire; third, the wick, made of any compacted material suitablefor wicks' to burn coalor otherV oils, and forced into thewick-sockettight and close; fourth, thelpacking inside the tubeto'retard the too great ilow'of, oil to the wicksocket.Y A 4 Toenableothers skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction;

Figure Il is elperspective view.

Figure 2 nre` thetube and wick-socket m4 operation.

Figure 3 shows another mode of .constructingthc wick-socket..

Figures 4 and 5 represent modifications in the form of nozzle orwick-tube. i

To construct the tire-lighter, take com mon brass or iron tubing of anydesirable diameter and length, the most convenient and suitable-sizedtubing being three-fourths of an inch inside and seven-eighths (Hof anfinch outside diameter, and eighteen (18) inches. long. Cutscrew-threads on oneend and close the opposite end.

The wick-socket maybe cast, of' brass or iron, with inside diametersomewhat smaller than that olthstube, and with a tape'r, enditap thelarger end and screw on the tube, inserting aA gasket offsoft motel,rubber, or leather to make a close joint. The wick is made ofcotton-rope or other and cheaper material suitable for the purpose, andtwo to four (2 to 4) inches long, and woundV with thread. to compressand make it solid: VThe packing A in tube may be made of thickfelt-cloth, cut in suitable size telit the chamber of tube, and-sscure'd together with a wire to facilitate adjusting and removing ittolill the tube withoil.

Its use: Fill the tube with coal-oil, light the wick, place it under thegrate of 's coal-stove,`or in the refbox4 yof a wood-stove, and placeover the blaze some'small lWood and immediately it becomes ignited, whenthe iir`e- 'lighter is removed and extinguished.,

What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isAs an article of manufacture, a. fire-lighter, constructed of the partsarranged substantially as described.

LEVI H. WHITNEY.

Witnesses:

It., D. O. Sima, R. S. Tussen.

